Wet..its Kirk and his cronies interest to give an idea of Turkey as kind of legal Far West so that they can bully, intimidate, people. It is not. I had the same issue when I resigned . Hired a young lawyer and three month later the deposit was on my bank with interest back home. The fee was quite reasonable and was anyway paid by the landlord by court order. Even when it comes to labor the worker is quite safeguarded... local..or expat I came to know.... Beside the notary if I remember well was 150 TL..75 euro of the time...